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Executive Summary
Stephen Levi Carter, MBA is a renown authority on entrepreneurship. Mr. Carter has a record of accomplishment relative to operational success, visionary leadership, and business development. Combining his experience managing the finances of Fortune 500 corporations with his innate desire to build a product or service that answers a problem, he has literally transformed the business landscape everywhere that he goes.
Work Experience
Mr. Carter has more than 25 years of finance and management experience and has served in managerial and executive level positions for consulting, medical insurance, oil and gas, and technology firms. Additionally, Mr. Carter has a strong commitment to serving his community and his country. He has served as a Combat Medic in the US Army Reserves for 8 years and fought in the Iraqi War: Operation Desert Shield/Storm and is now a decorated war veteran.
Current Occupation
Mr. Carter is the CEO of Sterling Staffing Solutions of which he founded along with his twin brother, Dr. Sterling L. Carter in 2011. Sterling Staffing Solutions is a high growth staffing firm on target to gross more than $9 million in sales for 2018. Their company has been recognized nationally for its record of financial success and impact on the community. Awards won include: Inc. 5000 list in 2016 for fasting growing businesses in the US, the Inc. 5000 list in 2017, Inc. 5000 list in 2018, Better Business Bureau Business2Business healthcare company of the year in 2017 & 2018, 2017 & 2018 Stevie Awards winner with the American Business Association for Minority Business of the Year and Veteran Business of the Year, Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award Winner 2017, and others.
Mr. Carter also serves as CEO of White Orchid Hospice, LLC, a palliative and hospice care agency serving patients in the greater Houston, Texas area. His vision for hospice care came from his childhood memories of watching his father go through a painful demise with only the care of his loving sister. He also witnessed the pain and sorrow caused by the death of soldiers while fighting in Iraq. Finally, he has found a way to make a difference and honor the memory of those that he has witnessed suffer so deeply in his past.
Literary Work
Mr. Carter and his business partner and twin brother, Dr. Carter, released their first book on October 19th, 2018 under Forbes Magazine’s book label ForbesBooks: “Double Your Success – Principles to Build a Multimillion Dollar Business”. Their book has been deemed a #1 Amazon Bestseller in USA and Internationally. Their book will chronicle their pathway to success and give interesting nuggets of knowledge to those desiring to open a business, current entrepreneurs, and youth looking for a potential model for possible success.
Community Work
Mr. Carter is active in his community mentoring young boys age 7-17 through 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston Inc, Fort Bend Boys and Girls Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters. He is either a member of has donated his time and funds to numerous professional and service-oriented organizations:
• 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston Inc.
• Delta Academic Artistic and Philanthropic Foundation (DAAP)
• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
• Fort Bend Boys and Girls Club (Donation Only)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Fort Bend County LINKS (Donation Only)
• Society of Human Resources Management
• Better Business Bureau – Houston
• The Kaleidoscope Foundation (Donation Only)
• Project Management Institute Houston
• American Management Association
• Toastmasters International
He also serves on the boards of the 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston, the Better Business Bureau’s and Delta Academic Artistic and Philanthropic Foundation (DAAP) 2018-2019.
Stephen’s Family
Mr. Carter shares his success with his beautiful wife of 17 years Daphane, who is an executive for a national charter school system, and his daughters Madison and Morgan.
Education & Credentials
Certifications: PMP - Project Management Professional
M.B.A. (Finance & Change Management), University of Houston, 1999
B.A. (Accounting) summa cum laude, Langston University, 1993
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